I'm halfway up the second sleeve of my Pintuck Cardigan, and I've definitely reached the tipping point. You know that magical point in a project, where yes, you're fantasizing about the next thing in the queue, perhaps mentally digging the bulky merino singles out of the closet for a quick hat, hmm, nice ... but instead of all that potential dalliance slowing you down, you put on a burst of speed and race to the finish? For me, it usually happens at about 80% completion, and if I'm lucky it'll carry me all the way through weaving in the ends.
Which reminds me of what I'd come over here to post about: when I'm working on the round on magic loop or dpns, I like to use the leftover tail from casting on as an end-of-round marker. After working a few rounds, I grab the end and tuck it through a stitch at the outside of my work, as pictured above. For something like a sock, I just pass it from the inside to the outside of the tube, so it's sticking out from between rounds of knitting. Either way, it's super easy to pull it out and replace it closer to the business end of your work as it grows. No fiddling with markers and no stopping to scrutinize your work to figure out where to place those increases. Plus no getting off the couch and digging around in project bags to find a marker, god forbid.
Which reminds me of what I'd come over here to post about: when I'm working on the round on magic loop or dpns, I like to use the leftover tail from casting on as an end-of-round marker. After working a few rounds, I grab the end and tuck it through a stitch at the outside of my work, as pictured above. For something like a sock, I just pass it from the inside to the outside of the tube, so it's sticking out from between rounds of knitting. Either way, it's super easy to pull it out and replace it closer to the business end of your work as it grows. No fiddling with markers and no stopping to scrutinize your work to figure out where to place those increases. Plus no getting off the couch and digging around in project bags to find a marker, god forbid.
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